I am on my way to AMSTERDAM´s IBC-Show. Because it´s a Prosumer-Cam, they will not show it at this Professionel Show - what a mess.....
Maybe one of the guys there has an item - hidden in his cubbard....

I am also hoping to see and hear about SONY´s plans for the JVC MVC-codec....
They all keep us standing in the rain.....
And we are stupid enough, to buy each and every thing. I guess, the companies can´t stop laughing and wondering about us....

I got some files for testing. It´s the same (MTS), like the SONY TD10 - nowadays, because they will put on further formats, when the Cam will be released in (what they say now...) December 2011.

I droped them into VEGAS PRO 10e - timeline. Great... IT WORKS...

Just to state, in case you don't know, but you can stick the TD-10 MTS files on the Vegas 10e timeline too. However, they do not work perfectly as you might be dreaming today that they do. If the Panasonic memory is formatted as FAT32 ( like the TD-10 ) then those MTS files will be size limited and need to be stitched together to form a single contiguous file for editing. This is why with the Sony TD10 you need to use PMB. Sure you could manually stitch the files together and resync the audio which is quite a chore but PMB is easier. I've done it so I know. I suspect that the Panasonic will be including some sort of software or in camera firmware processing to get those MTS files ready for use in Sony editing.

Your test of the Panasonic MTS in Vegas is an excellent indicator of compatibility, but it is not the complete story. You should hope that Panasonic will complete the compatibility process and create their own software that emulates what PMB does so you will not be caught in a quagmire of conversion nonsense like the owners of JVC have to do. Learn from the JVC owners and do not buy any brand camcorder unless you know there is a complete work flow solution for your video to distribution, that currently only Sony offers.

BTW- 2D Canon HD camcorders have the same problem with the FAT32 formatted storage and they have a software that makes their file structure compatible with Vegas and Mac based editing. I know this as I bought a Canon for my daughter and it came with the needed software. I bought her the Canon ( as opposed to the Sony) because it had this Mac compatibility with iMovie as she owns a Mac.

i saw the unit compare it to sony and jvc 3d cam and sorry i can not say more at this time i cancel my pre order!

I guess, this is NOT a good idea. I made some tests and now I am sure, I will sell my SONY TD-10 and JVC TD-1 right now.
The PANASONIC is the item, we all had waiting for. Owners and dealers of the PANASONIC 3DA1 (20.000,00 Euros...) already started crying when they heard about this "cheap" baby....

* Images shot in the 1080/30p(25p) mode are recorded as 1080/60i(50i).

The way I read this is that there really are only 2 recording modes and there is a built in deinterlacer to play back the 60i in 30p. The next question is can the 30p version be imported to an editor or is this just a gimmick in the camera?

Point 1 is quite clear - that is the MVC format as delivery by your Sony TD10 delivers today. No issue to import and edit that in Vegas.

Point 3 is the progressive Format in MVC 1080 24p that should make a difference - I have no sample yet, but I think that this can be imported in both Vegas and PD10 too without an issue. Hopefully.

Point 2 is a new format - stored as interlaced format but without a time difference between two i-frames. So two half frames shoot at the same point in time. So it is not really a progressive format, but has two half frames. I have a first sample here from the PAL version, what is 1080 25p * - it is also MVC and this format can be imported in Vegas, but shows a black preview screen. It can also be imported in PD10, but the PD10 tends to crash with that format. So this is something new, and frankly spoken: I do not see the added value by this 1080 30p/25p really - since the camcorder has 1080 24p anyway. I see no benefit from that footage, not yet at least.

I guess, this is NOT a good idea. I made some tests and now I am sure, I will sell my SONY TD-10 and JVC TD-1 right now.
The PANASONIC is the item, we all had waiting for. Owners and dealers of the PANASONIC 3DA1 (20.000,00 Euros...) already started crying when they heard about this "cheap" baby....

Next week I will have my own thingy - I will let you know...

lycheejo

than this unit was a brocken one.
the resolution was less what the sony can do and much less what the jvc can show.
may you take a look here where i post pictures from jvc and sony.
this panasonic have less that both of them.http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1335637

it was a pal version we test it with 50i.
hope we can post some pictures soon.